MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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